Education and economic opportunities Taliban slams shut school for girls over Year 6 The Taliban have issued a noticed in the last 24 hours calling on schools for girls over Year 6 to be shut “in accordance with Islamic law”
News & Views The entrepreneurs urging Australia to stand in solidarity with women in Afghanistan As the world turns its attention to Ukraine, Afghanistan’s women continue to struggle for basic human rights under the Taliban.
News & Views Kim Kardashian West helps fly Afghan women’s youth soccer team to safety The Afghanistan women’s youth development soccer team have arrived in London after being flown on chartered flight paid for by Kim Kardashian West.
News & Views Afghan women’s taekwondo team granted protection visas by Australian government The Australian government has granted protection visas to eight members of Afghanistan’s national women’s taekwondo team.
News & Views The compassion quotient in Morrison’s Afghan response needs a boost The government’s refugee policy in the wake of the Afghanistan war is a chance to show the world what sort of country we are.
News & Views Taliban says it has changed. Evidence on the streets of Kabul tells a different story. Despite claims they are altering their ways, Taliban insurgents shot and killed a woman for not wearing a burqa on Tuesday.
News & Views Afghanistan’s first female Paralympian trapped in her country, unable to compete in Tokyo Zakia Khudadadi is Afghanistan’s first female Paralympian but cannot go to the Tokyo Paralympics next week.
Politics Australian reporter Yalda Hakim receives live call on air from Taliban leader The jaw-dropping moment that Afghan-born Australian reporter for the BBC, Yalda Hakim was called by a spokesperson for the Taliban..
News & Views Horrifying terror attack in Kabul claims lives of teenage girls On Saturday, devastating explosions outside a school in Kabul killed at least 68 people and wounded over 165.
News & Views Why this peace process cannot fail the women of Afghanistan again US President Joe Biden’s decision to withdraw American troops by September could complicate efforts to broker peace between the Taliban and the Afghan Government.
News & Views Afghan war crimes report alleges 39 unlawful killings by Australian special forces & a cover-up culture A report has revealed that Australian special forces soldiers were allegedly involved in the unlawful killings of 39 Afghan civilians.
News & Views Mothers in Afghanistan can now have their names included on their children’s birth certificates In a rare victory for women’s rights in Afghanistan, mothers’ names will be permitted to be included on their children’s birth certificates.